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The 'uncle' who saved Mengele’s twin's — and barely spoke of it for decades

New PBS documentary recounts how Zvi (Erno) Spiegel, forced to work inside Josef Mengele’s Auschwitz experiments, protected children, saved lives and later led dozens of survivors to safety after the war

Oren Reiss | 04.14.26

When the last survivor is gone, can AI be trusted with Holocaust memory?

As eyewitnesses disappear, AI can preserve their voices and images with startling realism — but the same tools can also fabricate convincing false histories, raising urgent questions about truth, testimony and the future of Holocaust remembrance

Daniela Ginzburg | 04.14.26

Polish lawmaker displays Israeli flag with swastika during Holocaust Day parliament speech in Warsaw

Polish far-right MP Konrad Berkowicz displayed a modified Israeli flag with a swastika during a parliamentary debate on Holocaust Remembrance Day, sparking outrage and condemnation as antisemitic provocation in Warsaw

Itamar Eichner | 04.14.26

Israel's ex supreme court president, holocaust survivor, warns: ‘Don’t assume it can’t happen here’

Aharon Barak recounts childhood escape from Nazi ghetto, links Holocaust trauma to legal philosophy; warns democracy must defend judges, calls for moral treatment of Arabs, says elections give him hope

Lihi Gordon | 04.14.26

How Nazi concentration camps weaponized dogs into a calculated system of fear, control and terror

Dogs accompanied prisoners at every moment in concentration camps — during selections, marches and forced labor — leaving lasting trauma, as evidence shows a system that turned fear into method, even forcing prisoners to build the kennels

Dr. Daniela Ozacky Stern | 04.14.26

'Women in Auschwitz performed abortions on each other to survive'

Historian Dr. Na'ama Shik studies gender aspects of the Holocaust and says, 'Sexual violence in Auschwitz had the same characteristics as the sexual violence on Oct. 7'

Mali Zaidman | 04.14.26

The Jewish soldiers fought the Nazis in Iran during World War II

Allied forces invaded Iran in 1941 over strategic fears, toppling Reza Shah; Jewish soldiers played key roles securing supply routes, aiding refugees and supporting the war effort against Nazi Germany

Yitzhak Tesler | 04.14.26

Holocaust survivors, 87 and 94, make aliyah: 'Antisemitism frightens me more than sirens'

Penina Zeitchik and Helen Charash, who fled the Nazis as children, fulfilled a lifelong dream by immigrating from the United States to Israel, saying the security situation did not deter them: 'I feel safe — everything pales in comparison'

Yogev Israeli | 04.14.26

Israel pauses as nationwide Holocaust Remembrance Day siren sounds

Israel comes to a standstill for a nationwide siren marking Holocaust Remembrance Day, followed by ceremonies at Yad Vashem and across the country, as global events including the March of the Living honor victims and survivors

ynet | 04.14.26

Holocaust survivor who escaped Nazis became the face of Irish table tennis

After fleeing the Nazis to the Carpathian Mountains and losing his family in Auschwitz, Joseph Veselsky rebuilt his life in Ireland, becoming one of the most recognizable figures in table tennis and leaving a legacy of resilience, optimism and love of sport

Yair Kattan | 04.14.26

Reuven lost a son, Moshe lost a grandson: the story connecting Holocaust survivor and IDF soldier

The story of Holocaust survivor Moshe Adler and Master Sgt. (res.) Omri Ben Shachar shows that volunteering with survivors is more than an act of kindness — it forges deep, meaningful bonds between the Holocaust generation and the Oct. 7 generation

Limor Livnat | 04.13.26

'I am here. I won': On the tracks of Birkenau, my mother declared victory over the Nazis

Commentary: They fell into each other’s arms as if 63 years had not passed since they were torn apart, and for a moment I saw two young girls again, speaking as they once did — the most moving moment of all, a testament to the enduring power of life

Memi Peer | 04.13.26

Netanyahu vows no second Holocaust at Yad Vashem, warns Europe losing moral clarity in address

At Israel’s state Holocaust Remembrance ceremony at Yad Vashem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had vowed there would be no second Holocaust and credited Israeli military strength and US cooperation; President Isaac Herzog warned against internal division and rising global antisemitism

ynet | 04.13.26

How Jewish escapees first exposed Nazi death camps months before official Polish underground reports

A reexamination of testimonies from Chełmno and the 'Oneg Shabbat' archive challenges the prevailing narrative: months before Polish and Western reports, Jews who escaped the killing sites were the first to warn of the destruction of European Jewry, but their cries did not translate into action by the world’s nations

Itamar Eichner | 04.13.26

Israel marks Holocaust Remembrance Day with Yad Vashem ceremony

Israel opens Holocaust Remembrance Day with an evening ceremony at Yad Vashem, a national siren at 10 a.m., and a global March of the Living at Auschwitz featuring survivors and victims of antisemitic attacks worldwide

ynet | 04.13.26

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